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    Jim Halpert: A Tragic Hero

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    and fall into one of the following categories; modern, conventional, tragic, and byronic hero. Jim Halpert from the show The Office is a paper salesman working at Dunder Mifflin. Jim Halpert is a conventional hero who has shown us that patience is the key to success. Jim Halpert has all the characteristics of a conventional hero. He is self-sacrificing, appreciated, and acts for the good of all throughout the entire show. Pam is the one who genuinely appreciates Jim for all that he’s done for her. He is largely known for being self-sacrificing because he sets his own feelings aside. When he first told Pam that he was in love with her, Jim waited for the right time to tell Pam about his feelings. Pam told him that she was marrying Roy and she could not be with him. Jim then…

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    The television show that I chose to watch was The Office. It is a sitcom that is a “documentary” about a paper company called Dunder Mifflin in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The characters that I chose to analyze are Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson), Jim Halpert (John Krasinski), Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer), and Michael Scott (Steve Carell). Dwight Schrute works at Dunder Mifflin as a sales representative. He wears the same type of clothes everyday, a mustard-colored dress shirt, dark tie, and a brown…

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    The office is a tv show that takes place in Scranton Pennsylvania. The show is about a failing branch of the Dunder Miflin Paper company. The show revolves around Michael Scott who is the regional manager, Dwight Schrute who is the top salesman, Jim Halpert who is the office funny guy and Pam Beasley the uncomfortable recipcinist. The first concept is Race and Ethnicity. The first example is a part of an episode where Michael holds a meeting where he has everyone put a card on there head…

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    be a part of a TV. Show (it’s like a show within a show). Dwight is the top salesman at the Scranton Branch and a few daily struggles. For example, he is never given a real opportunity to become manager, in which he actually deserves. Also, his desk is next to a salesman, Jim Halpert, who is always playing pranks on Dwight for his own entertainment, and he is fighting a constant struggle of finding a woman who can bear his…

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    The Office Satire

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    finally admits to himself that he wants to break up with her. Michael thanks them for their help by treating them to one item each at Victoria's Secret. On the drive back, Pam takes a step toward asserting herself by changing a flat tire on Meredith Palmer's (Kate Flannery) car. At the office, Kevin Malone (Brian Baumgartner) sneaks into the women's bathroom and discovers a plush waiting room. The other men soon join him. Upon returning to the office, Michael calls Jan to end their relationship,…

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    Fight Club Case Study

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    Maggie was a key player because she gave Jim Barton, her boyfriend, moral support when trying to solve problems. Additionally she assisted him by setting up lunch dates with people in the IT industry and also gave him a good idea by contacting clients about how the IT performance level for them, as he is the new CIO not as loan operator. 2. The Kid was a key player as well by giving Jim Barton an opening lesson figuring out what he can do as new CIO at the Bar. Furthermore taught…

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    Movie Analysis: The Office

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    A13705823 Professor Michael D. High Television Comedy and American Values 17 October 2016 The Office: A Critical Analysis The Office, an American television comedy series that aired on NBC from March 24, 2005 to May 16, 2013, depicts the mundane lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. It takes on the style of the mockumentary, with Michael Scott (portrayed by Steve Carell) as the leading character of the series, who serves as Regional…

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    NBC is home to two workplace based sitcoms: Parks and Recreation and 30 Rock. On both the shows they have a goofy, simple, and lovable employee, on 30 Rock it is Kenneth the buck toothed page from Georgia and Parks and Rec has Jerry Gurgich, the local frumpy and simple uncle. Both characters share the same television trope, therefore having many similarities, but the characters also have many differences. Both Kenneth and Jerry are simple, loyal, and kind employees who try their best to help…

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    The Office is a television show that aired in 2005 and went off aired in 2013. The show was filmed as a documentary that looks into the inside of a small paper company Dunder-Mifflin in Pennsylvania. Being filmed as a documentary the show was able to capture everyday interactions in a work place. The Office was remarkable in capturing conflict throughout the nine seasons. Conflict is defined as when two or more people come into a collision or disagreement. From the show the audience…

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    The Office is an amazing TV series. This sitcom follows the daily life of Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. Watching the characters interact and react to different situations is truly hilarious. Michael Scott, played by Steve Carell, is the manager. His crazy personality made so many fans fall in love with his priceless character. In season six, Steve Carell left the show. Ratings dropped significantly. While the show was still good the last 2 seasons, it suffered. Like Michael Scott is to The Office, so…

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